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ProFootballTalk on NBCSports.comSun, 02 Aug 2015 20:34:02 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com/By: joeychargershttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/21/saban-uncertainty-lingers/#comment-2200852
Sat, 22 Dec 2012 21:19:32 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1603128#comment-2200852Rivers CAN be a great QB…. Maybe Saban would be good for him!
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Sat, 22 Dec 2012 20:41:35 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1603128#comment-2200761It’s called ego. See u in Cleveland Nicky
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Sat, 22 Dec 2012 15:53:20 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1603128#comment-2200413As a Browns fan im kinda scetchy bout this move (if i does happen) we been rebuilding since 99 its been a rotating door at the H.C. and the QB postions. We have a young team and with Saban at the age he is and never really winning at the NFL level makes me nervous to bring him in. I say stay with the young H.C. we have in Shurmur who seems to have us going in somewhat the right direction are bring in a experienced and proven NFL H.C. … someone like Gruden, Coward, Sean Payton, Andy Reid, or worse case Bill Belleck GO BROWNS!
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Sat, 22 Dec 2012 15:50:16 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1603128#comment-2200409no way unless ncaa starts looking more at the steroid mess. bama ALWAYS has the biggest and strongest line in football.
]]>By: thelastpieceofcheesehttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/21/saban-uncertainty-lingers/#comment-2200285
Sat, 22 Dec 2012 14:24:45 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1603128#comment-2200285The jets have a truly great quarterback – Mark Sanchez – and will be looking to hire a new coach.
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Sat, 22 Dec 2012 12:33:35 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1603128#comment-2200161There is no chance of Nick Saban becoming the HC of the Browns, IF Joe Banner is in charge of the football side of the Browns.

If Saban is guaranteed total control over the football side (head coach and general manager) of the Browns, the Saban to Cleveland talk might be a realistic possibility.

But as it stands today, Joe Banner is in charge of the football side of the Browns…a position and responsibility Banner has never held. Banner has never been in charge of the football side of a franchise.

Browns fans have been disappointed so many times, it really is hard to get excited about such unrealistic rumors as Saban to Cleveland.

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Sat, 22 Dec 2012 09:24:57 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1603128#comment-2200135For those who wish to stir things up as the Tide prepare for yet another NC game have the Miami episode to fall back on as well as the “succeed at the highest level” narrative. But that narrative is hardly factual. Who says that you must win in the NFL to be considered the best? Who says college is easier? Who says the NFL is harder? They are very different to be sure. But where is it etched in stone that dealing with kids,irrational alumni,seasons wrecked by one loss etc. is easier than the NFL? Who says anyone who succeeds in the NFL will succeed in college or vice versa. It makes good fodder for speculation,but little more. In reality,the LSU/Dolphins/Tide events serve as the biggest reason that Nick Saban stays where he is. Leaving LSU was a mistake. He says so.His wife says so.Going to Miami was a mistake. He says so.His wife says so. Going to Alabama was a wonderful thing. He says so.His wife says so. They like it.It is an entirely different challenge.One that few NFL coaches have met or could meet. He is very well paid to meet the challenge and going to the Pros and becoming yet another name in the parade of scapegoats and babysitter of millionaires that comprise the majority of NFL coaches has little appeal. People learn and earn from their mistakes. Going to the dysfunctional world of the NFL was a mistake. Relying on idiot egotistical ownership,bumbling GM’s and spoiled players to achieve success was a disheartening experience for the Saban family. Alabama has proven a professional challenge,a financial windfall and a great family environment in a beautiful part of the country. Saban loves what he is doing. The people of Alabama love what he is doing. Cleveland,New York,Dallas,San Diego,Chicago,Miami,Jacksonville,Tampa?? Please…
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Sat, 22 Dec 2012 08:23:38 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1603128#comment-2200122Saban is coming back in only one scenario:

Payton -> Cowboys if Garrett is toast.
Then he goes to the Saints and gets Brees, that is why he really made the comment.

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Sat, 22 Dec 2012 08:06:42 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1603128#comment-2200119Everyone focusing on Payton to the cowboys is a smokescreen. It will really be Saban to the cowboys. Put money on it. It’s already in the works according to those who know the situation.
Dallas is a high caliber program that can attract similar style of high quality athletes. Jerry J and Saban both are egomaniacs that have fallen in love with each other and in Romo there is a stable high quality QB to go along with a defense.

It will happen.

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Sat, 22 Dec 2012 07:30:57 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1603128#comment-2200107I think if Saban wins the national championship he would more than likely return to the NFL. Especially if he denies it, then I would be convinced he is returning to the NFL……….. Possibly to replace Andy Reid.
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Sat, 22 Dec 2012 06:49:18 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1603128#comment-2200098Saban will never be successful at the pro level because every team gets to spend money.

Unlike the bankrolls he had at LSU or Alabama, the NFL gives coaches a level playing field, and Saban has proven that he can’t play with the adults when everyone has a checkbook like his.

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Sat, 22 Dec 2012 06:29:31 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1603128#comment-2200092Saban stunk and Michigan State and he stunk at Miami. He’s only successful in the SEC.

It’s pretty obvious Saban needs the advantages of the SEC where you can get a ham sandwich admitted academically and cheating is encouraged.

Throw in that the polls are rigged for the SEC so they get to lose a game and still go to the BCS, and why should he leave?

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Sat, 22 Dec 2012 05:27:38 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1603128#comment-2200078Double standard, maybe? Saban is over sixty and getting press for possible HC jobs in the NFL. Bruce Arians is the same , but, oh, he’s too old to be HC in the NFL.
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Sat, 22 Dec 2012 05:24:52 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1603128#comment-2200076Nick Saban will never leave Bama on his own unless he gets run out. His success goes hand in hand with his recruiting and the name Alabama recruits for itself and he would never have the same success at the next level. Does anyone think we would be having this conversation if he coached for FIU or Arkansas State?
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Sat, 22 Dec 2012 05:11:10 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1603128#comment-2200067Nick will NOT be the Browns next coach….
He will stay at Alabama…..
Until he follows Bill Belechek and becomes the next coach of the New England Patriots…..
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Sat, 22 Dec 2012 04:20:13 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1603128#comment-2200021I am a used car salesman and take exception to being compared to this tool.
]]>By: inkpad619http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/21/saban-uncertainty-lingers/#comment-2199990
Sat, 22 Dec 2012 03:42:06 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1603128#comment-2199990Welcome to San Diego, Mr. Saban. Mr. Spanos will be with you shortly.
]]>By: jeremyb91http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/21/saban-uncertainty-lingers/#comment-2199978
Sat, 22 Dec 2012 03:24:26 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1603128#comment-2199978“The only problem? Most teams with truly great quarterbacks aren’t looking to hire a new coach.”

Why not San Diego? The QB is Pro Bowl worthy when he has a decent LT and a defense that runs the 3-4, his speciality. It’s not Miami and after some solid draft picks they could be a playoff team.

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Sat, 22 Dec 2012 02:51:04 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1603128#comment-2199954When you’re competitive you want to go up against the best. The best are in the NFL. He does have a very sweet gig in the college ranks though.
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Sat, 22 Dec 2012 02:50:14 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1603128#comment-2199953If anything, he’s probably just trying to get more $ from Alabama. I don’t see any reason for him to try the NFL again. The NCAA and NFL require two very different approaches to head coaching and Saban has already bombed in the NFL. He’s nearing the apex of greatness in college coaching and has a great team and organization built at Tuscaloosa with almost complete control over it. I’m a long way from believing he may throw all of that aside to try the NFL again.
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Sat, 22 Dec 2012 02:47:41 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1603128#comment-2199949It’s only a matter of time and getting the deal he wants. Saban is done in Alabama.
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Sat, 22 Dec 2012 02:31:11 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1603128#comment-2199930His agent must not have been unable to sucker a big extension out of Alabama yet.
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Sat, 22 Dec 2012 02:28:41 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1603128#comment-2199927First of all no one in the state of Louisiana would put him out if he was on fire. Second, he’s a scumbag. Toilet Roll Tide
]]>By: nomoreseasontixhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/21/saban-uncertainty-lingers/#comment-2199881
Sat, 22 Dec 2012 01:27:20 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1603128#comment-2199881Wait a minute….

What does this have to do with the Jets?

]]>By: williambraskyhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/21/saban-uncertainty-lingers/#comment-2199871
Sat, 22 Dec 2012 01:16:05 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1603128#comment-2199871People forget, one of Saban’s buddies failed at his first head coaching stint. His name, Bill Belichick. Winning at Alabama has become too easy and Saban will want one last shot at the big show before he hangs his hat up.
]]>By: sabanissatanhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/21/saban-uncertainty-lingers/#comment-2199870
Sat, 22 Dec 2012 01:15:21 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1603128#comment-2199870And somehow Brees passed a physical in New Orleans only days later… If I ever become a billionaire, I will buy Little Debbie and discontinue Oatmeal Cream Pies so this bundle of sticks loses his mind
]]>By: knowerofallthingshttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/21/saban-uncertainty-lingers/#comment-2199857
Sat, 22 Dec 2012 00:59:56 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1603128#comment-2199857I don’t buy it. He’s a god in Bama; he’s wildly succesful and he’s already 61. Why would he leave that for another shot in the NFL?
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Sat, 22 Dec 2012 00:31:08 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1603128#comment-2199836No way he leaves bama forr some nfl team no matter what and how much he gets offered! He is a god at bama,why would he want to give that up?
]]>By: metrocriticalhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/21/saban-uncertainty-lingers/#comment-2199827
Sat, 22 Dec 2012 00:19:18 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1603128#comment-2199827If the skill sets were substantially the same, there would be a much greater migration of coaching talent from the college to pro ranks. Saban’s college success stems largely from being able to sell his program to speedy, strong and highly skilled players and the assemblage of talent overwhelms most opponents. Taking nothing away from his coaching staffs, it seems that his teams win more by having superior athletes than by scheme and game planning. Saban’s strengths and style didn’t translate favorably with the Dolphins and there is little evidence to suggest that his approach could be dramatically different if given a second opportunity. Of course, the forces of ego, pride and money might force an attraction between a suffering franchise and a coach seeking greater adulation.
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